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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
I don't know why I keep doing this to myself, these are throw aways. The first two hundred pages was so much rehash... just... ugh. Also: the female characters in this are TERRIBLE. Ugh. So disgustingly male-gaze, like, please, try harder! Ugh.
I think it's a sign of where I am mentally and emotionally. Please send me quality fantasy/sci-fi recs; I can't keep putting myself through this horribly written stuff, even for the sake of the familiarity of these characters.
I think it's a sign of where I am mentally and emotionally. Please send me quality fantasy/sci-fi recs; I can't keep putting myself through this horribly written stuff, even for the sake of the familiarity of these characters.
Corran Horn is one of the best Expanded Universe characters, and this book is a great further exploration of his character. I think this is one of the first instances of a Jedi with different/awkward powers, too, so it's also a nice expansion of the Jedi lore. And it fits in nicely with the Jedi Academy Trilogy.
sono sincera ho letto solo le parti che mi interessavano aka la prima metà del libro che andava ad esplorare meglio quanto accaduto nella precedente trilogia
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Contrary to popular SWBC belief I actually did really enjoy this book -- even though it did sort of feel like 3 different stories crammed together into one. Each bit independently was good, though the ending felt a bit contrived and they didn't flow together well. Still had fun reading it and agreeing with Corran on the stance Luke had with the Jedi.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This started out as the worst legends book I’ve read and then turned into a good legends book. I wish Stackpole hadn’t retconned the entire Jedi Academy Trilogy, there were other ways to get around that. But I’m just happy that after four months of reading this I can finally move on
Maybe I'll come back to this one day, but I just cannot push myself to read more than a page at a time. It's very frustrating.
I recently started re-reading the X-wing series, and included I, Jedi in this endeavor, as it fits neatly into the X-wing universe. Years ago, when I first read I, Jedi, I loved it; it was a breath of fresh air in the polluted literature-scape of Star Wars novels. I was excited to see if it held up to scrutiny years later.
For the most part, it does. At the time, I, Jedi was the only Star Wars novel written in the first person (I haven’t kept up with the Star Wars universe, so that may still be true); as such, I think it gave unique insight into the character of Corran Horn, one of my favorite in the Star Warsuniverse. As one can imagine, I, Jedi focuses on Horn as he tries to save his kidnapped wife, Mirax (another great Star Wars character) and begin his Jedi training in the process. At neary 600 pages, I, Jedi is quite a tome as far as Star Wars novels are concerned, but for the most part it moves at a pretty good clip. The last couple hundred pages are a bit plodding and stretch the reader’s attention span, but it’s still enjoyable nonetheless. The novel focuses on Corran, developing his character more deeply than the X-wing novels, and gives some additional insight into Luke Skywalker (for once, he isn’t treated as a perfect specimen of humanity); the downside is that few other characters get that sort of treatment.
As great as it is, the novel isn’t without problems, like most Star Wars novels, but the problems aren’t tremendous, either. Corran Horn is a classic Mary Sue, but hey, he’s still interesting enough to keep the novel going, so who cares? His training at the newly-formed Jedi academy gets a bit weird, though. Since Kevin J. Anderson’s Jedi Academy novels were written first, without Corran, Corran is haphazardly retconned in. As you can expect from Stackpole, Horn is an integral part of the action at the Jedi academy, but since he didn’t appear in Jedi Academy, he’s strangely absent from most of the crucial scenes—even though he’s a critical part of numerous scenes, he’s generally somewhere else, acting as a lone wolf, which further plays into his larger-than-life, Mary Sue status. Retconning is almost always ugly, and while I, Jedi handles it pretty well, it’s still a bit awkward.
As far as Star Wars novels go, this one is deeper than most, and worth a read, especially if you like the X-wing series. Stylistically, it’s better written than most Star Wars novels, too, even the other X-wing novels. But while it’s entertaining, I didn’t find it as fun to re-read as Rogue Squadron or Wedge’s Gamble.
For the most part, it does. At the time, I, Jedi was the only Star Wars novel written in the first person (I haven’t kept up with the Star Wars universe, so that may still be true); as such, I think it gave unique insight into the character of Corran Horn, one of my favorite in the Star Warsuniverse. As one can imagine, I, Jedi focuses on Horn as he tries to save his kidnapped wife, Mirax (another great Star Wars character) and begin his Jedi training in the process. At neary 600 pages, I, Jedi is quite a tome as far as Star Wars novels are concerned, but for the most part it moves at a pretty good clip. The last couple hundred pages are a bit plodding and stretch the reader’s attention span, but it’s still enjoyable nonetheless. The novel focuses on Corran, developing his character more deeply than the X-wing novels, and gives some additional insight into Luke Skywalker (for once, he isn’t treated as a perfect specimen of humanity); the downside is that few other characters get that sort of treatment.
As great as it is, the novel isn’t without problems, like most Star Wars novels, but the problems aren’t tremendous, either. Corran Horn is a classic Mary Sue, but hey, he’s still interesting enough to keep the novel going, so who cares? His training at the newly-formed Jedi academy gets a bit weird, though. Since Kevin J. Anderson’s Jedi Academy novels were written first, without Corran, Corran is haphazardly retconned in. As you can expect from Stackpole, Horn is an integral part of the action at the Jedi academy, but since he didn’t appear in Jedi Academy, he’s strangely absent from most of the crucial scenes—even though he’s a critical part of numerous scenes, he’s generally somewhere else, acting as a lone wolf, which further plays into his larger-than-life, Mary Sue status. Retconning is almost always ugly, and while I, Jedi handles it pretty well, it’s still a bit awkward.
As far as Star Wars novels go, this one is deeper than most, and worth a read, especially if you like the X-wing series. Stylistically, it’s better written than most Star Wars novels, too, even the other X-wing novels. But while it’s entertaining, I didn’t find it as fun to re-read as Rogue Squadron or Wedge’s Gamble.
if I was Mirax I would have immediately filed for a divorce this man is the most iNSUFFERABLE PIECE OF-
Just couldn’t get into it. I tried but I have too many other things to read to force myself through this.